M4.1 earthquake 69 km SE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Thu, May 24, 1973, 2:02 PM GMT-10 (00:02 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 87 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-25 00:02:03 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.792° N, 173.429° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.587 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 19478 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.585 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 19478 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.755 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 19475 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001x7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.